WhiteCloud
Aquarium Advice Freak
I bought a Rubbernose Pleco from a LFS what I usually don't requent much as week...but I was there...and I needed a Pleco....
...Well...I acclimated him slowly....then I did not see him for a week.
I turn on my lights this morning...and finally...I see him:
Skin Faded
a Large scratch/cut down his belly
and COVERED with ICK!
I have never seen a case like this!! I am going to throw him in the hospital tank...dose with Melafix...The temp is 80...I can't go any higher.
What should I do to the main tank? Do I need to treat that tank also? Temp is 78...and the heater doesn't give me a stable temp above that..so I would hate have to increase.
As this is a Pleco...is it safe to add salt? Also..what kind of salt and how much should I add? I have some Instant Ocean...will that work!!
Thanks for the help!!
...Well...I acclimated him slowly....then I did not see him for a week.
I turn on my lights this morning...and finally...I see him:
Skin Faded
a Large scratch/cut down his belly
and COVERED with ICK!
I have never seen a case like this!! I am going to throw him in the hospital tank...dose with Melafix...The temp is 80...I can't go any higher.
What should I do to the main tank? Do I need to treat that tank also? Temp is 78...and the heater doesn't give me a stable temp above that..so I would hate have to increase.
As this is a Pleco...is it safe to add salt? Also..what kind of salt and how much should I add? I have some Instant Ocean...will that work!!
Thanks for the help!!